Synonyms of sleuths

sleuths

noun

plural of sleuth

as in detectives

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

the popular TV sleuth lives a much more action-packed life than do his real-world counterparts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detectives
• investigators
• operatives
• gumshoes
• private investigators
• dicks
• private detectives
• sleuthhounds
• private eyes
• sherlocks
• trackers
• shadows
• hawkshaws
• tracers
• shamuses
• feds
• plainclothesmen
• tails
• narcs
• G-men
• Federals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sleuths

Just days later, Kelce was photographed traveling with the same dog, and online sleuths quickly connected the pup to an April 2026 video clip of a similar dog jumping into one of Swift’s cars. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026

Amateur sleuths, armchair lawyers and influencers have turned the soon-to-conclude trial into snackable, whodunit content, dissecting every detail and advancing their own theories across TikTok and other social platforms. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Internet sleuths accused him of trying to improve his lie in the rough, similar to allegations against Bryson DeChambeau at the British Open last month. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Entertainment industry deaths Internet would-be sleuths have popped up in Zach’s Hickerson’s comments on social media this week. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Internet sleuths, predictably, have seized on this ambiguity as proof of malfeasance. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

In the last line of a Free Press from 1918, history sleuths found their answer. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Tips have poured in from as far away as Kansas, with internet sleuths and true crime influencers tracking every theory. — Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Fans started to act as super sleuths, investigating Inviz’s actions and trying to track down Gerasimov. — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026